Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

Key Points:

• The U.S. deported dozens of people, including 12 Afghans, to the Central African Republic, among them an Afghan man protected from deportation to Afghanistan due to Taliban persecution fears.
• The Afghan man's family faced Taliban threats because his brothers collaborated with the U.S. military; one brother served in the Afghan National Army in the U.S., and another, a U.S.-trained pilot, was killed by the Taliban.
• The deportation flight also included eight Iranians and migrants from Nepal and Nicaragua, highlighting the use of third countries for deportations under secret agreements initiated during the Trump administration.
• Advocates and immigration lawyers criticize this practice as a legal loophole allowing the U.S. to indirectly return asylum seekers to countries they fled, raising concerns about their safety.
• This was the second U.S. deportation flight to the Central African Republic since June, continuing a controversial immigration crackdown strategy.